title: Left-sided congenital diaphragmatic hernia: delayed presentation.
abstract: Seven patients with left-sided congenital diaphragmatic hernias at ages of 2--20 months are reported and five are described in detail. Radiographic findings were classic in one patient, but simulated inflammatory chest disease in two patients, gastric volvulus in three patients, and a pneumothorax in one patient. These misleading appearances if not recognized can lead to incorrect radiographic interpretation and in some cases inappropriate treatment.
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006548:Hernia, Diaphragmatic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D065630:Hernias, Diaphragmatic, Congenital; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000175:diagnosis; D011859:Radiography; D013277:Stomach Volvulus / Q000175:diagnosis; D013997:Time Factors